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Percentage Increase and Decrease Trick Worksheet

Speed calculation lesson 23: Increase or decrease by a percent · Set 777 · 40 questions
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The fast method (One-step multiplier): Increase by p%: multiply by (100 + p)% — up 20% is × 1.2. Decrease by p%: multiply by (100 − p)% — down 25% is × 0.75. Easy way to multiply: × the whole number (115 or 75), then ÷ 100.

NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
  1. 1.475 increased by 12% =
  2. 2.450 decreased by 8% =
  3. 3.740 increased by 75% =
  4. 4.150 increased by 12% =
  5. 5.700 decreased by 12% =
  6. 6.110 increased by 40% =
  7. 7.172 increased by 25% =
  8. 8.770 decreased by 30% =
  9. 9.180 decreased by 15% =
  10. 10.360 increased by 15% =
  11. 11.160 increased by 15% =
  12. 12.500 decreased by 12% =
  13. 13.400 decreased by 8% =
  14. 14.728 increased by 25% =
  15. 15.108 increased by 50% =
  16. 16.300 increased by 12% =
  17. 17.325 increased by 40% =
  18. 18.665 decreased by 60% =
  19. 19.196 decreased by 25% =
  20. 20.356 increased by 75% =
  21. 21.320 increased by 35% =
  22. 22.280 increased by 15% =
  23. 23.120 increased by 10% =
  24. 24.500 increased by 5% =
  25. 25.440 decreased by 40% =
  26. 26.556 decreased by 50% =
  27. 27.60 increased by 35% =
  28. 28.590 increased by 20% =
  29. 29.590 increased by 60% =
  30. 30.296 increased by 25% =
  31. 31.700 increased by 30% =
  32. 32.192 decreased by 75% =
  33. 33.780 increased by 5% =
  34. 34.400 increased by 35% =
  35. 35.760 decreased by 30% =
  36. 36.250 decreased by 10% =
  37. 37.170 decreased by 60% =
  38. 38.548 decreased by 25% =
  39. 39.700 increased by 12% =
  40. 40.180 increased by 35% =

Answer key

  1. 532
  2. 414
  3. 1295
  4. 168
  5. 616
  6. 154
  7. 215
  8. 539
  9. 153
  10. 414
  11. 184
  12. 440
  13. 368
  14. 910
  15. 162
  16. 336
  17. 455
  18. 266
  19. 147
  20. 623
  21. 432
  22. 322
  23. 132
  24. 525
  25. 264
  26. 278
  27. 81
  28. 708
  29. 944
  30. 370
  31. 910
  32. 48
  33. 819
  34. 540
  35. 532
  36. 225
  37. 68
  38. 411
  39. 784
  40. 243

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